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Ganapati Mantra oṃ gaṇānā”m tvā gaṇapa’tigṃ havāmahe kaviṃ ka’vīnām upamaśra’vastavam |
jyeṣṭharājaṃ brahma’ṇāṃ brahmaṇaspata ā na’ḥ śṛṇvannūtibhi’ssīda sāda’nam ||
oṃ praṇo’ devī sara’svatī | vāje’bhir vājinī’vatī | dhīnāma’vitrya’vatu ||
oṃ gaṇeśāya’ namaḥ | oṃ sarasvatyai nama’ḥ | oṃ śrī gurubhyo nama’ḥ |
hari’ḥ oṃ ||
This famous Ganapati mantra is from Rig Veda 2.23.01
Meaning:
oṃ gaṇānā”m tvā gaṇapa’tigṃ havāmahe We invoke you Ganapati, leader of the host (of mantras) kaviṃ ka’vīnām a superb seer among seers
upamaśra’vastavam | He causes the hearing of the supreme inspiration jyeṣṭharājaṃ brahma’ṇāṃ He is the supreme King of the (potent) word (mantra)
brahmaṇaspata and the master of the soul
ā na’ḥ śṛṇvan may He hear us
uūtibhi’ssīda sāda’nam || may He be seated on the seat within his protections||
oṃ praṇo’ devī sara’svatī | vāje’bhir vājinī’vatī | Rigveda
Meaning:
We invoke Saraswati the Goddess of speech with hymns. dhīnāma’vitrya’vatu ||
May She be pleased with us and inspire our intelligence.
PS: we welcome and are open for further corrections or improvement in meaning
